How Austerity Made Us Sicker | Dr Amir Khan

About this episode

Zack Polanski discusses the impact of austerity on healthcare with Dr Amir Khan.

Why are record numbers of doctors leaving the UK? How can we stop the further selling off of the NHS? Is our personal health data being used against our best interests? Zack Polanski speaks to full-time GP, best-selling author and resident doctor on breakfast TV, Dr Amir Khan Bold Politics Live is at Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield on July 5th. Pre-order the new book, Hope Is Here now . Email: zack@boldpolitics.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Zack Polanski

Guest: Dr Amir Khan

Topics covered

• austerity
• NHS
• healthcare
• doctor shortages
• personal health data

Keywords

• austerity
• NHS
• doctor shortages
• health data
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHS

Books & works: Hope Is Here

Places: UK

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